We are what we are because of you Sir. RIP Ar. Charles Correa.

“A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again.” – Maya Angelou We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing away of the doyen of Indian Architecture, Architect Charles…
PowerHouse – A house that earns, and perhaps sends Priya to school

“I want to go to school”, said Priya to her mother, who was drying out the clothes and looked back at her in dismay. A family of 4, with 2 children, of which Priya was the older, was not sent…
Health Care Infrastructure Specialist, Kshititi Nagarkar’s project, Ranka Hospital in Pune

The Hospital caters to the growing demands for quality healthcare in the southern part of Pune having a built up area of 25,000 sq.ft of New Wing and 20,000 sq.ft of Existing Hospital. It is a Brown Field project, which is an…
Women lead, in Indian construction. Forget the “Despite being a woman” talk!

Santosh Parulekar, dispels myth and fires a salvo at the “despite being a woman” debate by demonstrating how women working on construction sites in India are adding much needed muscle to the industry. Absenteeism is very low compared to male…
Madhav Pai, Building cities with sustainable transport for all

“On the 8th of April 2002, I heard a speech that deeply inspired me and forever changed the way I think. Enrique Penalosa, the ex Mayor of Bogota spoke of his vision to build cities for children’s happiness and not…
Architectural Journalist, Apurva Bose Dutta

“One of the key facets of my professional career has been engaging with the architectural fraternity as well as the student community. One of the common queries of these budding architects is how to tread on a career path of…
Dr. Sumit Chowdhury – Global thought leader in the field of Smart Cities, Telecom and Information analytics

“I believe that Smartness is not a destination. It is not a ‘certificate’ that you will get at the end of project or a series of projects that will declare that you as ‘SMART’.” This is Dr Sumit Chowdhury’s view…
Designing a new God

Renowned production designer Rajnish Hedao regales the audience with “behind the scene” stories from blockbuster Indian movies like 3 Idiots, Bhaag Milkha, PK and others. The sheer grit and hard work that goes goes into the process…well, there are no short…
Urban Development expert, Ramola Naik Singru

“Asian cities have dense urban environments. We must encourage retrofit solutions that are low carbon and cost-effective through technological solutions that include new and traditional coping mechanisms. New technologies can motivate social innovations and greater community participation thus making cities inclusive.”…
Kshititi Nagarkar, Architect for the Healthcare Sector

“Decisions on the Infrastructure in the Health Care Sector are based on costs rather than their appropriateness of use for the function they cater”, feels Ms. Kshititi Nagarkar, an Architect in the pursuit of creating healing spaces. Kshititi works along…

